I think if you're in this business, like any high-stakes business, the highs and lows can make you a manic-depressive person, if you weren't that way to start with. 'Cause it's just so crazy on your psyche. A lot of it has to do with people thinking they're greater than someone else. Joan Cusack businesscrazydepressive share on social
I play- it's kind of like a slice-of-life, LA women in their forties, playing forty kind of what's their friendship like, and what's their life like and so I just play one of the four friends. Joan Cusack fortyfriendfriendship Change image and share on social
Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or an athlete. Children should be given the opportunity to be themselves. Joan Cusack athletechildkid Change image and share on social
I love Chicago. It's such a great town, and it's got great culture and great history, and it's not as extreme as LA or New York, and it's just- it's hard for me for work, because I don't live and work in the same place and that's tough. But I'm- I love it. Joan Cusack chicagocultureextreme share on social
It's incredibly, incredibly difficult to get a movie made. Joan Cusack difficultincrediblymake Change image and share on social
Because I don't think it's very healthy to hold people to idealized views. I think that's a certain stage in life, something kids do. You have to go through that idealistic phase with your parents, but at a certain point, you need to see people as just people. Joan Cusack healthyholdidealistic share on social
I mean that I think I find the psychology of people more interesting than politics. I think the psychology of politics is more interesting than straight politics. Joan Cusack findinterestpeople Change image and share on social
If you do television, and it's great, it's the best job there is. Every week it's another opportunity to really make that work and figure out how to make it work better. I love that it's like theater too, and the audience, and it's so short, like twenty minutes... It's like a Haiku or something. Joan Cusack audiencefiguregreat share on social
I think it's fun to have work that you can relate to, that you can feel like is meaningful. Joan Cusack feelfunmeaningful Change image and share on social
I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious. Joan Cusack actcharacterconscious Change image and share on social